The Paybacks

Donny Cates, Eliot Rahal, and artist Geoff Shaw teamed up for this 2015–2016 Dark Horse miniseries, a four-issue satire of superhero debt and the gig economy. The story follows a team of repo men who collect on defaulted loans from cash-strapped heroes and villains, blending high-concept action with cynical humor. It's a sharp, underappreciated gem that captures the era's growing fascination with deconstructing superhero tropes through a financial lens.